Abstract
Batik is a Malaysian culture where the motif and pattern represent our identity and cultural heritage. People prefer to dress elegantly and simply in contemporary society. Additionally, the current batik pattern lacks a robust Malaysian identity. The traditional element also struggles to develop a local identity due to the lack of a descriptive document describing the Malaysian design. This research aims to identify traditional Malaysian batik patterns and develop an interactive application that will aid in the preservation of Malaysian culture and heritage. This study collected data through a review of contextual documents, in-depth interviews, and online survey questionnaires by establishing that Malaysian batik contains numerous patterns that all Malaysians must preserve as part of the country's heritage. Our finding shows that the proposed batik apps have the potential to increase Malaysians' awareness of batik patterns while also contributing to the preservation of culture and heritage value. Individuals can use the app to search for information about batik easily. Furthermore, for the Jabatan Warisan Negara, which is part of the Ministry of Tourism Malaysia, the app will act as a medium for promoting one of Malaysia's cultural and heritage treasures, Batik design.
Highlights
Batik is one of Malaysia's cultures, which its motif and pattern symbolize a representation of our identity and cultural heritage
Our finding shows that the proposed batik apps have the potential to increase Malaysians' awareness of batik patterns while contributing to the preservation of culture and heritage value
This study was revealed three interesting findings including three batik production techniques established in Malaysia, the trend of the batik artist decorate the fabric today is based on whatever way they want and style for batik patterns are influenced by the process
Summary
Batik is one of Malaysia's cultures, which its motif and pattern symbolize a representation of our identity and cultural heritage. To stay current, Batik's pattern has undergone numerous changes. With a constant change of trends, the local batik pattern representing less and less of Malaysian culture and identity (Poon, 2017). The current batik pattern does not contain a robust Malaysian identity further does not have a strong identity and traditional element (Kari et al, 2018). In this era of modernization, Malaysia is still struggling to develop a local design identity as no specific word can describe the designs originating from
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